| Show 80 AIRPLANES OF ARMY WING TO VISIT S. S L. L Greatest Assembly ly in Regions Region's History Planned By SHERMAN SHERi ll IILLER MILLER The United States army air corps will concentrate the greatest assembly assembly assembly assem assem- bly of war wa birds in m the history of the intermountain region at Salt Lake City July 23 24 2 and 25 it was learned Wednesday More than 80 so planes of the First wing have been ordered to assemble assemble assemble assem assem- ble at the municipal airport by p. p m. m July 22 for or three days of tactical maneuvers It is expected that Colonel H. H HArnold H H. Arnold formerly in charge of ot airmail airmail airmail air air- mail operations here and twice winner winner win win- ner ncr of the Collier trophy for outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing contributions to aviation will command the wing All Types in All types of planes will be included in included in- in eluded in the squadron Major Ray A. A Dunn and Captain Lloyd H H. Wat- Wat nee executive officers of the wing with headquarters at March field Riverside Cal said upon their arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival rh-al here hero to make arrangements for the maneuvers The huge Martin bomber that flew v fro from V Washington D. D C. C to Alaska and return during the summer sum sum- mer pf f 1931 stopping stopping on the return tr trip will p in Salt JAke Cy will be in eluded There will Ho Eo the snarling mile hour pursuit planes the themore themore themore more stolid observation ships and anda a number of miscellaneous types Officers and Me l Men 1 Included More than officers and enlisted enlist cd ed men are arc expected to arrive with the ships Home fields of ot the ships are March field Hamilton field at San Rafael Cal and Rockwell field San Diego CaL Purpose of the flight is to give the army fliers filers experience in high hig 1 mountain altitudes and to test the facilities i of the mountain c country under warlike conditions Arrive All Afternoon The first ships will arrive In Salt Lake City at 1 p. p m m. July 22 22 according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the announced schedule The last is Is' Is expected to land at the airport before p. p m. m The first days day's maneuvers will be devoted to overland flights The squadron will be divided into three gr groups ups They will be ordered to fly to Boise Idaho Reno Nev and Cheyenne Wyo and return to Salt Lake City before 3 3 p. p m. m that day After they reassemble here there the ships will be available for public inspection for lor one hour Review Scheduled The second day of the maneuvers will vill start with an inspection and review by Governor r Henry H H. Blood Mayor Louis Loul Marcus of Salt Lake City and other Utah dig dignitaries After tho inspection the wing will again be divided and r routed to toReno toReno Reno Rend Boise and Cheyenne Not all allwill allwill will return to Salt Lake City that Continued on on Pan Pace Two V Prep Prepare re for Air Corps Arrival l W Kf a g V V VI I r 4 L H- H I L Captain LI Lloyd yd H H. Wat ee left lef and Major Ray flay A. A Dunn executive staff officer cr cu of oC the thEr first wing ing of the United States arm army air corps stationed sta ta at March l field Cal arrive arrivo In Salt Lake City t to prepare for the greatest ent Inter Inter- i iii i V mountain concentration of of army war birds hero bero July 23 2 24 21 and 25 More th than ll 80 0 planes plane of tho the wing front from three Pacific coast arm army fields will cn engage age in tactical t maneuvers here bere for three da days dayI Chairman 7 IV I t V 1 w 1 L LV V L. L C. C Higginbotham ARMY FLEET TO VISIT SL s 8 L l. l 1 V VI 1 I I Continued from Pace One day but will rejoin other ships hero July July 25 The wing will leave the local airport for home Bases late ate on July 25 V Several So Flights Pl Planned u ed I Major Dunn said the concentration Ion tion of planes here during the Utah Covered Wagon Days celebration will not be the only ode one oie that will willbe willbo be bo made by the army air corps Gorp at Salt Lake City Under an improvement program suggested by President nt Roosevelt's Roose Baker aviation board the army fliers stationed on the tho Pacific coast will be bo given a number of training flights to this this' region Need of such training was wai evidenced evi evl- de ced by the air corps' corps performance perform perform- ance in the Wyoming Utah region when it carried the airmail Pilots then hen experienced difficulties in the high altitudes II T To Extend Flights AI Already cady several flights lights of army planes have been made to Intermountain intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain poin points V A A squadron of planes lanes came to Salt Lake City early earlyn in n June Plans to extend the training train train- ing ng flights to Yellowstone national park with base at the new West Yellowstone Mont airport have been announced Backers of the proposal to establish establish establish lish a great inland army air all base here liere lere now pending before congress received d the thc news of the mass flight as M a sign that the facilities of local airport arc are sufficient to warrant establishment of such a sky har har- bor or |
